yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] mofotech:
Ok I am spinning my head around thinking and trying to make sense of all this.

What about the link of the cable I posted?

Look at this Dawia :

http://www.gabotronics.com/download/datasheets/cp2102.pdf

http://www.gabotronics.com/accesories-and-cables/usb-to-uart-cable.htm

Can this help in anyway?

Nokster I am still trying to understand what you need? I got your message about cable and you said its not soldered? But the one Heinken did I think that one was soldered on? That cable dawia you used is a zif cable.

Ok and also I saw the post reference by Dawia from the "full flash" thread. You want a cable like that but it gives a 3.3v support?

Also once we get this cable ready then where will we be connecting it to get whatever if we need?

Sorry if it seems I am a newbie but I am trying and Hopefully we can make it as I feel we are veryyyyy close.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] mofotech:
I havent given up!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-to-Seri...040?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33728784a8

Nokser look at this device. What if we used something like this and then hooked it up to the jtag port? I was thinking if a connector can be soldered on to the jtag that then can hook up to that device, maybe it will work? But the question is what type of connector? Will it be a zif connector or microusb or usb or serialcom ? I think I saw a serial com was indicated in the other forum post. I will have to look into that. Also I am looking at the uart cable. But the uart cable then goes directly to the microusb port , so are you able to run any programs from there and get a dump file from there?

Dawia I hope your reading these posts!

I also saw this :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/XILINX-Para...748?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d06f56acc
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] SirMcFrosty:
thats good to hear that u havent given up! keep it up to save our beloved dvps ;)
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] heineken78:
Sorry guys.

Since i bought special tool for UART, I cant get signal from UART on Jtag port. port seems doesnt respont. I dont know what I did before when I got signal. or may be i burnet uart with wrong pin connection and 5v? I dunno.

I had try long time ago and left everything in book shelf.

According to manual I have one more try - 2nd UART port situated at touch pads close to jtag connection. But I dont know when I take my DVp from book shelf to try it.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] SirMcFrosty:
plz hurry up heineken :) dont leave us alone with a more or less bugged wp7.8 so long :D

serious we need a open wp8 for our beloved dvps (the damn only wp with a good hw keyboard) at least a open wp7.8 would be great to fix ourself some things in registry and so on ;)
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] mofotech:
I just bought this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-to-Seri...040?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33728784a8

So lets see where my adventure takes me! loll

it seems to support alot of things:

pplication Area:

Single chip USB to dual channel UART (RS232, RS422 or RS485).

Single chip USB to dual channel FIFO.

Single chip USB to dual channel JTAG.

Single chip USB to dual channel SPI.

Single chip USB to dual channel I2C.

Single chip USB to dual channel Bit-Bang.

Single chip USB to dual combination of any of above interfaces.

Single chip USB to Fast Serial Optic Interface.

Single chip USB to CPU target interface (as memory), double and independent.

Single chip USB to Host Bus Emulation (as CPU).

USB Audio and Low Bandwidth Video data transfer

PDA to USB data transfer

USB Smart Card Readers

USB Instrumentation

USB Industrial Control

USB MP3 Player Interface

USB FLASH Card Reader / Writers

Set Top Box PC - USB interface

USB Digital Camera Interface

USB Bar Code Readers

one of those gotta work in connecting to the jtag port.

One thing is ... the jtag layout we have now... we gotta make sure thats it. And also I will have to figure out a way to connect the actual jtag port to the device. I can only think of soldering it with individual wires and I can then later move around on the jtag port of that device , just in case it is wrong.

I want to use wires like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330879761949
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] SirMcFrosty:
i think that will work with these cables/pins ;) but how to doublecheck the actual jtag layout ... no clue on my side. i can use a voltmeter and i know the trial and error method ;) but if that will work with ICs and such fine components? :( i hope its possible to use the jtag device as kind of "cabletester" to find out fitting ports/lines - or do u guys have to develop a kind of program to send signals to lines and try to catch them?

ah whatever its late ...my english is pretty bad and nobody will understand what i blubber here :) (i even would need more information on all and fitting equipment to follow up adn give some better help) sry for that :)
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] mofotech:
I ordered the cables also. They are coming from china, so it'll take like 2 weeks. I will get the wires soldered on the board by some friends of mine who fix laptop and PC motherboards for a living. They got very good soldering tools and then ill use the tips of the wires to jump around on the jtag port of the device I ordered. We can then see what apps to run and see what gets us the file dump or whatever nokser needs.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] mofotech:
Little update. I got the little device! I am now waiting on the wires from China now.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] SirMcFrosty:
u forgot to order a bunch of lil chinese people who will help you :) *sryjustjoking* :D
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] mofotech:
I am half brother to the Chinese people. My background is from Pakistan. I got the cables, I wiill try this weekend to work with my friends in soldering the lines and lets see wat we can run.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] reker:
I still think the qisda bootloader 'should' has some exploits or backdoor for engineering or repair. Just like htc, nokia and sumsung.

The qisda dll in service tool should have hidden commands(or public but we don't know because we don't have the document) and can take control of the phone.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
I think the same. Since the device is not the end, dead. I have some solutions for testing, but I have no time in this moment.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] InvisibleKnight:
The whole project is moving at snail-paced speed. DVP is still the only slider qwerty portrait smartphone on the planet and I can't believe it's potential is still buried under all these restrictions. Do you people have any news on the development?
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] HRQ.SLV:
I think it died completely... :(

It's time to move on, I'm thinking of trying Android once again.

Maybe I'll get myself the new HTC One...
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
No... If only i get new motherboard for my dvp, then we build new firmware for this device.

Maybe We porting too WP8 for DVP :D

Thanks Mofotech

Cheers!
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] InvisibleKnight:
What happened to your dvp mother board? Did you manage to jtag the device?

People are saying it's not as easy as you may think.

Tell us if you made progress or if you need help.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
I need only get this new motherboard
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] SirMcFrosty:
then we will all wait with you for it ;) maaan really i want to have wp8 or at least a custom option for wp7.8 these small annoying errors in it and such are so... *grrrrr*

wp8 would be really great if there is a option for developing such ...our hardware should work fast enough when i look on wp8 low end devices
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] cdgoin:
Nokser.. PM me address.. I have one DVP torn apart it ran well but screen was busted.. I also have a second that is acting funny. I could just go ahead and take its screen (thats what I bought it for) and you can use it..

I have been buying DVPs on Ebay to stockpile until a QWERTY WP shows up.

I will gladly donate $200 for a WP8 port for the DVP.. FWIW
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] mofotech:
...so ....I really suk at this stuff. And I got lost in some stuff in my daily life. ( I recently lost my job , no job the past 3 months) I never came around to even try the jtag thing. shh. BUT nokser can try :victory: . MUAHHHH HAHAHAHAH. I am shipping the motherboard today. I just saw he sent me the shipping money. So he should get it in 6-10 business days. At least that's what USPS website says. Check pics. LOLLL
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] SirMcFrosty:
...so u got lost in space too ;) i understand that (right now i am in that situation too ...doesnt look good over here in my region for a IT specialist in system integration :( )

but what keeps me up is that U GUYS will help to save some money in these days on mobile phones, because U GUYS will make my DVP actual again ;) :D ...no serious it is really to sad that no producer will develop a good wp8 mobile with a keyboard anymore *grrrr* - i still dont get it because for a professional or [MENTION=408485]work[/MENTION] nothing is better for "a lot typer" as an physical keyboard?! and the dvp was a great one in hardware (ok except that stupid camera, but hey its a business phone).

so i keep the hope up that u can break that thing up somehow so we can begin to cook something and fiddle around in win registrys :D
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Plazma1:
Cool! My DVP is still my favourite device after all these years.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
Ok... We have some progress for DVP.

I need all files/tools/cab's etc upgrade for this device :)

In first step - Important - install FPC/Switch FTM Mode.. more coming soon
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
Hi

I need people who have GENERIC-US ROM Version
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] InvisibleKnight:
I have a Generic-EU device but I don't know how to make a ROM out of it.

FYI there was a thread of people listing their DVP versions and if I stand correct in the US they only have unlockable AT-T and T-Mobile versions.

EDIT: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1479233 this is the thread.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
I need people who have example:

From EM:

SW version

2250.1800.7720.219

GLEOS2A421900EU_S

000-88

HW version

2.1.2.0.0

SW build date & time

20110822 17:12:49 or other unlocked factory rom in device...

Then i need from his device example HashTable.blob, we get this from C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Phone Update\

Example in my device/pc:

C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Phone Update\c1661afb - e369573d - 3aed7bd8 - 23e8cf51\Update\A7B6AD6D-F5AF-40BD-A798-C710A72CB67D_1\A7B6AD6D-F5AF-40BD-A798-C710A72CB67D_1.cab

Nokser
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
We have solution for update other FFU Files, and mod/create custom ROM.

This example file give to Us Info/Write/Header Solutions
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Plazma1:
Amazing work - right now although I have a windows phone 8, nothing compares to my dvp
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] mofotech:
As soon as I get my computers up and running , I will give you that info if my computer has it. I got 3 different dvps. One for tmobile, one ATT and one that is some European countries dvp. I'll keep you posted.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
I need a SD card with the device where it is currently OS 7720

Can someone help?
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
Anyone? :)
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] InvisibleKnight:
PM
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] yeungl:
What do you need anyways?
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] SirMcFrosty:
Gentleman? How things going here?

a lil bit of information would be nice ;) any further help needed from us normal dvp users? i can offer any help as long i dont have to brick my beloved dvp (i still use it as primary phone)

(and yes a very silly question now.... anybody thought about trying to bring WP8 on our device - is that even possible with WP8?)
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] InvisibleKnight:
In my understanding before trying any kind of port we have to access the bootloader and as of now we don't even have Interop unlock or registry write access. Someone was trying to jtag a DVP but nothing came out of that.

Myself? After sending my original SD card to Nokser (which isn't arrived yet after more than a month) I broke my DVP's screen and I'm looking for a new one in Europe.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] danieldp1990:
How do I update my phone to 7.8? i am on 7.5 version 7720
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] SirMcFrosty:
i would say - just go in your phone to Settings -> Software Update and search for an update. some got 7.8 through regular update (some of them did that while connected to zune and searching in zune for the mobile phone update)

otherwise try this here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2128380

was not so complicated ..just read some Posts there was one where u get some hints how to do
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] heineken78:
Anyone wants to sell DVP? Wanna buy.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] SirMcFrosty:
you still can find them in Amazon (new and used ones)
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] heineken78:
2 expensive. Already have 2 mobos bricked. Wont buy new.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] SirMcFrosty:
49 - 59 € for a used one. may be ebay cheaper in auctions. hm sry then i cant help. i need my phone still for daily use (and still love it). it would be so nice to have WP8.1 on it :D or better a new phone like a big lumia with Keyboard and WP8.1 ;)
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] mk1129:
Really hope there will be one with QWERT keyboard and Windows Mobile 10 for work, or wish someone could find a way to upgrade DVP WP7.8 to Windows Mobile 10.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] SirMcFrosty:
That would be really awesome win10 on dvp :D or even better a similar qwertz/y hw Keyboard phone with great screenresolution and camera like a lumia 950 :D

may be MS will get back to that Format while they try to hit the Business market more with smartphones :)
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Iamexist:
Can this be used to restore a device that isnt working properly?
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] MJCS:
I think nosker is just telling us how to do it as he dosent have an actual DVP. But yeah...kinda sad.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
Package Structure for OSBuilder

Correctly Package Structure for OSBuilder

Download:

Dump_Catalog_Dell_VenuePro_OsBuilder

(this structure working good for me)

It is possible too, create ROM in other tools, and re-write partition structure.

Maybe We find new method upgrade VenuePro....
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] domineus:
lemme check it out

edit

nosker is right

this one rebuilds perfectly and everything

I think it is prime for some registry editing and other things!

in fact its perfect to rebuild and re create the imgfs file

question is does this mean we can just slip it in the same .ffu and flash it that way?
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Igoran:
Nokser, i downloaded your "Dump_Catalog_Dell_VenuePro_OsBuilder", extracted it, install lastest OSBuilder and open extracted folder in OSBuilder.

Make some registry changes in .rgu file of OEM/OemApps section related to developer unlock and prevent relocking. Then after Check/Clean rgu files, click "Play" and the ROM compiled successful without errors. New files in /Dump/Temp directory are created (imgfs_new.bin, xip_new.bin, and others txt...).

So, i think we need the magic tool to convert this to make DVP compatible FFU with all necessary things like Radio fw, and other's (or not? i don't know, i'm not prof developer :) ).

And we need a brave and fearless guy to flash this FIRST CUSTOM 7004 DVP ROM with developer unlock! :)

If everything is worked, next step is update SYS part to at least 7720/7740 and (more important and hard) OEM and XIP part from official Dell Mango fw update, that we current don't have in FFU file (this update coming to our DVP only with Zune update :( ).
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Zukunft:
here is a guy who will flash the rom:)
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] domineus:
LMFAO you beat me to the punch I just said that thanks

you can post the .ffu and I'll flash too I was going to do EXACTLY THE SAME THING

edit again

imho if possible add a few more registry entries like in the themes that way we can know the registry edits are sticking

---------- Post added at 09:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 PM ----------

we do have some of the update packages its linked in the huge cab thread over in wp7 dev and hacking...in theory updating the info should be as easy as replacing a few pkgs....
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Igoran:
I wrote i can't make FFU from imgfs_new.bin and xip_new.bin. :)

Only Nokser can do this with his tools at this moment.

One way: i can post this 2 files (about 135 Mb), Nokser download it, make FFU file and post it.

Another way: he can explain to all us or private me how to make this and post his tool.

I think his tool not finished to public release. I hope then this tool is done, he post it here. :)

Edit: sorry guys, i want write CAN NOT make FFU! Sorry for my bad english...
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] domineus:
ditto...

and ditto to that!
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] MJCS:
What we need is a custom certificate installed so we can install our own cab files
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] domineus:
now how does one get to that? i should ask xboxmod/yuki/heathcliff about it...I'm sure they know a bit better than we do thus far

I just forget the file its in

But the big thing is putting the other packages into the imgfs...I'm not sure if it is possible nor what's done in the update process so I should read a bit later on how updates are carried through the sys/oem portion

but at the very least there is a lot of progress for today
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] MJCS:
Without a custom cert injected in there (there are tutorials already) repackaging everything will result in no progress. Meaning that we will not be able to load the compass drivers after upadating ot mango.
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] domineus:
can you link me to any of the tutorials?
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Igoran:
Here the base tutorial and tool:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1240455

And here some additional explains:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=520009

If we plan build own DVP cabs we need use own certificat, make its with certificate tools: http://xboxmod.sylvester20007.com/tools/certificate-tools.rar

And inject new own certificate in \SYS\Metadata\DefaultCerts.dat with unknown tool. :(

May be for this we can simply run unlocked fw, use WP Root tools ) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1265321 ) to inject our cert and export result file DefaultCerts.dat from this running fw and include it into our kitchen.

If we plan use ready DFT custom cabs, we need to simply copy DefaultCerts.dat from any custom DFT ROM to our kitchen (but i don't sure for this, because DFT ROMS is for HTC, and our ROM may contain additional DELL certs, that we missiing in that case).
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] MJCS:
The DefaultCerts dat has htc certs in it you need to get the dell cert in there as well
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Igoran:
Hey Nokser, you forgot us, poor DVP users? :)

Without your tool we can't move forward! We are waiting...

Thanks!
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] domineus:
if only it was as easy as htc devices in many cases

my guess is he's still around...we hope
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
I up release tool in this Thread:

Full Flash Update Tool
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
FFUParttool

Next tool for full flash update image system (*.ffu)

[FFU/UTIL][UPE-DEV]★(¯ `•.FFUParttool for WP7 Devices[Info/Extract][v.1.0.0].•´¯)★
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
New Release FFUParttool - v.1.2.0

[FFU/UTIL][UPE-DEV] ★(¯ `•.FFUParttool for WP7 Devices[Info/Extract/Write][v.1.2.0].•´¯)★

Have Fun!
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] MJCS:
I just finished my first ROM for the DVP and I am going to release it once I test and make it it works (that is if it works). All I did was inject a custom cert which is what was needed. Tomorrow my goldcard is supposed to arrive so I might be able to dump a 7220 ffu/bin :)
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] nutnithin:
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!

waiting for it..:D
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] MJCS:
Well you are going to have to wait a very long time. I just bricked my phone beyond all hope of recovery. I got this when it finished flashing:

Error: Update device b1a68958 - d86e4eef - 7f5d14aa - 0544244d Complete with error code: 80180148, error message: FFU (Full Flash Update) installation failed on phone: Update cannot be installed because it is corrupted.

Now I cant get into the boot loader to re-flash my stock ffu
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Igoran:
that's not good... :(
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] jelliottz:
I am probably putting the cart before the horse, but this is exciting news. What will be the requirements to flash tour custom ROM? Will it be helpful to those of us with carrier-specific DVPs so we are able to flash?

Thanks again for your time and effort on this!

*edit* I did put the cart first with my question. Sorry for your loss... *edit*
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] sandeeppandey:
that's bad news.......

was really looking forward to it, sorry for ur bricked device.

Lastly, thanks a ton for your effort, its great that you are working for dvp since there isn't much developor love for this dell dude......
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
But we have more solutions on build new/custom ROM....
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] varunverma:
anti climax

man!! this thread is no less then a suspense thriller!!

sorry to hear abt ur DVP MJCS. I wish i'd give u my DVP..

thanks to nokser n all others who contributed..
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] domineus:
well you can always hop in and join the effort
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
Maybe you sell me, your phone :D
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] varunverma:
I can gift it to you bro but the thing is that I am in India right now.

Where r u located by the way? Lets see if something can be done.

Sent from my HD2 using Board Express
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] varunverma:
I really wish to join in but know absolutely nothing about ROM development etc.. :(

Dvp is a wonderful device on paper but dell's execution n after sale service/support just killed it.

Sent from my HD2 using Board Express
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
I'm live now in Poland bro....
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] heineken78:
hi!

Im doubting about to buy or not to buy this device. lets say I want it!! But..

All I want to make changes to current rom:

-remake driver of keyboard to make support of russian letters

-delete all security things to make install everything all you want

-just make custom rom

I need to know:

-Is there any separate flasher exe for this device, so i can just put PDA.bin in and flash

-Also I have riff-boxx jtag, probably i can make dumb of bootloader if someone can help with connections possitions on motherboard. For future unbricking..

I have done quite a lot for my sam i780 here but I need "fresh" meat :o

Thanx for your answer!
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] raiderfan247365:
currently nothing you would like to do is possible...I hope you are the one to crack it....
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] heineken78:
Il buy it. I hope we can put all things together ;)
[Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 Development] Nokser:
I want buy one dvp too... :(